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Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model

GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Every second counts

By Liz Wells 23 February 2026

Andrea Bille, thoracic surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the trust reduced surgical procedure lengths by nearly 20 minutes per case

BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST

Neighbourhood health the Birmingham way

By Lee Peart 23 February 2026

Chief executive Richard Kirby shares how Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust is helping to pioneer neighbourhood health

ESTATES

Unlocking estate value

By Lee Peart 23 February 2026

Strategic estates leads Kayley Riley and Geoff Lavery discuss NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s neighbourhood health centre plans

STEVE BRINE

The big gamble

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

Steve Brine, former health minister and co-host of the Prevention is the New Cure podcast assesses the risks of NHS and DHSC reorganisation.

ONEADVANCED

Rethinking digital access in primary care

09 February 2026

Ric Thompson, senior vice-president of health & care at OneAdvanced, discusses the dispute between the BMA’s GP Committee for England and the Government over the push for continuous online access

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Double vision

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

NHS staff in Manchester are reaping the benefits of a digital twin of six hospitals, which is being used to better manage the estates

NHS GRAMPIAN

Up for the challenge

By Lee Peart 26 January 2026

Recently appointed chief executive Laura Skaife-Knight shares the progress she and her team have made at Scotland’s most challenged health board, NHS Grampian.

THE KINGS FUND

Still too many unknowns

By Lee Peart 08 December 2025

Siva Anandaciva, director of policy, events and partnerships, The King’s Fund, gives his take on what the Autumn Budget means for health and social care

DATA

Collective reporting

By Liz Wells 08 December 2025

Thousands more patients in Cheshire and Merseyside are getting diagnostic tests within weeks, thanks to an innovative use of data

DIGITAL

Completing the loop

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals and digital health firm QuestPrehab are trialling digital prehabilitation to support patients before and after surgery.